Elena Bellantoni: Identity, Language, and the Politics of Art
Elena Bellantoni, born in Vibo Valentia in 1975, is an Italian artist whose work explores themes of identity and otherness through both language and the physical form. In 2024, she reached the finals for the Mario Merz Prize at Fondazione Merz in Turin. Her installation NOT HER inaugurated Dior's spring-summer 2024 fashion show in Paris in 2023. In 2018, she secured victory in the fourth edition of the Italian Council (MiC) and showcased her book On the Bredline at MAXXI in Rome in 2019. Castelvecchi released her book Parole passeggere in 2023. In a recent interview, she reflects on her creative processes, the interplay of absence and presence, and her perspective on art as a fusion of poetic and political dialogue, with light as a central theme.
Key facts
- Elena Bellantoni was born in Vibo Valentia in 1975.
- Her research focuses on identity and alterity using language and the body.
- She works with drawing, video, installation, performance, and relational practices.
- In 2024, she was a finalist for the Mario Merz Prize at Fondazione Merz, Turin.
- In 2023, she opened Dior's spring-summer 2024 show with NOT HER at Jardin des Tuileries, Paris.
- In 2018, she won the fourth edition of Italian Council (MiC).
- In 2019, she presented the book On the Bredline at MAXXI, Rome.
- In 2023, Castelvecchi published her book Parole passeggere. La pratica artistica come semantica dell'esistenza.
Entities
Artists
- Elena Bellantoni
Institutions
- Fondazione Merz
- Dior
- Italian Council
- MiC (Ministero della Cultura)
- MAXXI
- Castelvecchi
- Artribune
Locations
- Vibo Valentia
- Italy
- Turin
- Paris
- Jardin des Tuileries
- Rome